RFP 27-008 Dual Language, Sheltered Instruction and Best Practices Professional Development and Coaching for Teachers

The Bridgeton Board of Education is seeking proposals from companies to provide professional development and coaching to bilingual and mainstream teachers on dual language, sheltered instruction strategies, and best practices to address the needs of Multilingual Learners. The goal of the program is to ensure that Bilingual and ESL students achieve academic and language proficiency. The services provided by the consultants shall include conducting an overview of the district's current Dual Language Program, providing custom-designed professional development to Dual Language teachers, and designing appropriate professional development and coaching to mainstream, bilingual, and ESL staff on sheltered instruction strategies and best practices. Some key components of the professional development program include enhancing meta-linguistic awareness of students, increasing cognitive skills, and improving teachers' professional practice. • Conduct an overview of the district's current Dual Language Program to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses • Collaborate with the Director of Bilingual education to provide custom-designed professional development to Dual Language teachers • Provide custom-designed professional development on socio-cultural issues to ensure teachers understand the importance of Bilingualism and create awareness on the needs of the diverse population • Provide professional development addressing the similarities and differences between English and Spanish, as well as transferable skills between the two languages with a focus on supporting Multilingual Learners placed in a mainstream or inclusion mainstream setting